Demountable wheel-rim.



G. G. HAWLEY & E. K. BAKER.

DEMOUNTABLE WHEEL RIM.

APPLICATION FILED JQTNE 10, 1909.

1 1QL74L Patented June 30, 1914.

sires CHARl-CES errnnn'r HAWLEY than,

Aim nn-Ln KING ire Ken, or cmeneo, rumors,

serene) ASSIGNOBS T UNIVER$AL RIM COIVI?ANY,VAI CORPORATION OF ILLENOIS.

nnraonnrannn wrinnnnnn.

isomer.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 365191 Application tiled .l'llllfi 10, 1909. Serial No. 501,245.

To 023 new: it may concern.

Be it known that we, CHAnLns GILBERT liliwrny and ERLE KING BAKER, citizens ofof automobiles and the like, and has especial reference to improvements in so-called demountable rims of the class adapted to carry inflated tires and to be quickly-mounted upon and demounted from wheels.

. The object of our invention is to provide a structure that will enable the quick placing of a preinfiatcd tire upon an automobile wheel; which will insure the retention thereof on the wheel; and which will admit of the quick and easy exchange of an old or deflated tire for an inflated tire.

Another object of the invention is to provide a quickly demountable rim structure that shall be adapted for use with both ordinary cxpansible bead tires and so-called quick detachahle tires, 2'. e. or incxpansible bead tires.

' A further object of the invention is to provide a dcinountnhle rim that may be easily and quickly inserted. in or removed from a tire. v

Another object of the invention is to so improve the means used to hold the rim against rotation and lateral movementgon the wheel that minimum expansion and contraction shall be required in the operation of the demountable rim, thereby adapting such a rim to use with sb-called quick detachable or non-cxpansilile bead tires. v I

A further ohject'x'of the invention is to provide a demountable rim and complementary wheel which maybe assembledand also separated by the manipulation of a minimum number of parts, none of which need be removed from their places.

Still further objects of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Our invention consists in various novel constructions and combinations ofiparts, all as hereinafter described and particularly pointed, out in the appended claims; and will be readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

it in the drawings: Figure 1 is a side View got an automobile wheel constructed in acicordancewith, and provided with a do mountnble rim embodying, our invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional View on the line X L; of F ig. 1; Fig. 3 shows the tool or wrench fwhich we provide for operating the rim; ,Ifig. -l is an enlarged sectional detail on the time X--Y of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a detail view showing the rim expanded; Fig. 6 is an en-- ihirged side view of the operating and locking device, takcirfrom Fig. 1. Big. 7 an enlarged plan view of the inner side of the rim, showing the relations of the two locle ing devices and the formation of the ends of f the rim.

, The device herein shown is known as a Tdeniountuliilc rim. Technically considered it serves as the medium of connection hetween the pneumatic tire and the Wheel. llur rim, though it constitutes in itself a complete device for carrying a tire and is ,also a complete prcinliated tire carrier. is ,nevertheless, in another sense incomp etc without the wheel, for the reason that cergtain auxiliary parts are required upon both ,the rim and the wheel, to adapt them for jqnick connection and disconnection. As hereinafter described the rim taken by itself com n'iscs the rim "proper and the several parts which it carries and the Wheel will be idescribed as made up of the hub,-. spokes, itchy and telly hand. It will at once he un dcrstood that although our invention is gusually ap lied to wooden wheels, it is equally we]. adapted for use with metallic wheels. 1 Referring now to the particular structure jshown in the drawings, 2, represents the wheel hub, 23, the spokes, Q the folly, and 5, the telly band. The folly and band areishown in cross section in Fig. 4, from which it will be seen that theband is a metal band, .which is substantially rectangular in cross jscction, the same roviding the wheel with a {flat or cylindrica periphery, 5. The rim, {when in use is firmly seated on thisperiphlery, as hereinafter described. At one point the folly and telly band contain a hole, 7, to freceive the valve stem, 8, of the pneumatic tire, 9. This hole is located centrally or andway in the fall it ONE '01 W'W {pits-1 ably r630 pqini's), ll 8 wlieal p 92 l rim fzistonings' m lal'ilil'io. czun .rahly cmnpi'ifins a plate, '10. a a) bar 4:1" 311:. u. 11 mul 2L bull: The plate contains 2: rci'vss "16. M iLCLELVG :1 lug which pzfujccl's from i. mlzzp' l mare ii,

e the tire is fully Med, bi idge s'ni'flled into the otl ie'i m 1 01 the rim to properly bridge the gap. 2& rim and the lump 11, is 3 iriilge plate with the valve slem solar $1 down over Hie lug :mrl svvlnses the gap in the rim mul prevents uh: (P'f he WllQUl. (h he li'llij'l fire 0 ils inner tulle from sinkifig Hs'u ln up flll-Mlfliil to he \YllOLl and p. Th0 bridge plnl'v at all times N. by :1 river, ll and U21) utlm: and if i a A 'zmlliz: l3 I'ilillllS its mixl rvlzziimi to the lfl l will a. :mlvh, i l/Q i0 lit the bolt -z 6f Hi: Jim aml is anal effective other owl YB Elm pliife 15x The l gap, 0, 1 5:; widened (he expauc b q 15 shown in Fig l616 ll n lugs lici'einliefore referred to. 39 in 'izlie \vlwel when LllO i fa lillkil in the outer flange of on?) of (he u w n and 1113(- su 'plzui'm'l-i'lmt when the rim (ml Y 1m: ,1? i {131 film wivwl they fall into the nutches l w J i The danger m: losing; 1m.) pmteqi, i0, tii-au'eon. The lugs are prei= minimum; 11 l 1 M [U'l'OWOl than the notches 0w slight fl'LLClUHL of movement but ie valve stem to hold the inst imlation Oil the Wheel; when sais 0? m 11': cross s lion 2 martian, 142, that a oi the flange material my our iiiwiifi' (if rims 01 various sec/tons nzWi U 1 kincls 21ml fmfmi, Slil'tifl. t9

I The rim split 02: (in?) twmzgversaly at on J point {a} and 3, my zlimc- 250 two .opaz'm '1 he t i e man may be easily placed 011 or re; moved from. the wheel whim #Jhe rim is 'expzimlml and thereby enlarged in I Likewise it, may be firmly pk, red by cont'acting it on the heel. For these purposes W2 prefealily v1.1.253; and locking; devices of a Tl GlG be l closed afier flu: NW1! H gle lever like nature. These (lei-ices en- 35 191%? r (3 do ass a. strui g j, m" i sides 0:? the Wheel felly when 10;};

-' 303.0% film rizra, but 12 1 place (in the Wheel and also i 1 "11f;511;aninclinziimi to "Lilia; 1'1; iiiiiQYC-Dli lateral movement of the uzbly as shown in --emls 0i? i a "iiCilllzLtG tl'ia PZL'SbEHg i 1% rim by the o li'er end, a" an "Ulla i COlllllilfillfifi, 5-131 ix .1 rmnmal 1mm the lam- 5a basufis of E k prefer that he opei'atg de'm es s liall o ccupy 1's:- 1 ,5 ms *aapon me rim so uliut their whens shall be this 0n in Fir '7 The mMlSQH and s of the i 1; and $0 avoid con- .1 w x I I v 1 termed on n ion as 'alze alirecuon 111 'wnlcii either i being; proviglwi Wit; :1 1-0 l a? rim should be moved to separata 1 0 l 71:21:. liie 'no'ecfimis (:11 ling: 'cmm tli o'liei' in taking fla rm". outv 01 Y {'3 v? i Q g a final locking device. here shown 1 wnwh wqlugs, 17 and 18 on the adjw" 4 iil mails ends the run together with a link, w 1

2 we rzlatively staggered, and as l;

interlock with *lw valve sitcn'i, (is

sifiicient sgacu :10 s

3 left between i J 5! n1" prof'aeiions. (51ml: foi'mai'ion mits; the .9, and spring, 20. The lug; 17, is prefl 1 15 ends of the rim U. be ilis head in the (lireo z'omir at the. and mid is provided films 0f the arrows in Fig. 7; so that 5219 17 and 17, ink? which 1011;; pa are rel: ively overlap yell wi l the U ml of the. link is adupteal to snap. The

i the short ends lT/Zlfillli together t0 11312} 18, contains a lt'ki, 151501 the pin l9,

55 (lime t me efifec'aive circimiferunce of the Tim, 6* (lie link The pin and slot encvnslzitutc a 120' Tlhig wilil'abes the phasing the i111 in lostmotion device, and by prcq urly pr0- file til'G; and its :z-eir mtal.Hmrahmm wise {he p01 021mg the pm and* lot the amnge f )OSllJlOflHlQfUf vim valve stem batv the 1mm be nixed and-'11 wrdnmlv the i ,r. y ends 0% the 11120 3821121; 01 v beo"; exna-nslon and contracmmi o: the

L RD 1. 4. i

653 tweel' the finds of "illi-l rim maybe a plate, 15, which cam shape at the inner surface of plate is' prsvidml with a llfllCll, 15-

my be and adjust-06E To suit 1' conditions. Um: end of the link QITNlKiQLl with 41 muml boss, 19, to (0- act will: the lug, 1?; 11ml the other end is -"3d m engag lilw sides ml" the lug,

laifmmiteil eml cmxtziins the pivot B39 ,pin, 19'. The slot or opening 19' in the end or fork of the link is ol sullicient length to permit the described lilUYt'lilUllll of the pivot pin in the lug, 35?. The spring, 20, performs the i lllltil lli ol' loclains-j, or holding, the link in lozkeil ("'mlition, (r ce l' i s, 1, (3 and 7.) While the lug. 11 and mubossed or hooked end of the link might be fijlOViCled with proj ting portions for en gageinent with the wrench, we prefer to form then! with holes, I? and ll), respectit ply and employ a wrench ol' the hind shown in Fig 3; the same la ing pins, studs, or pintles, .21, adapted to enter the holes, 17 and 19. When the wrench thus positioned it constitutes an operating link or crank between the link, 19, and the lug 17. The device as a whole at such times operates after the main'ier of a toggle and by swinging the wrench tln'ough SHbSliUltially half a circle, the end of the link may he moved downward beneath the lug, l7, and transferred from one side thereof to the other. Such movement of the link, in one direction, obviously increases the distance between the lugs, 17, and 18, and hence lac-- tween the ends of the rim, the movement actually imparted being the difference lJ8- tween thethrow of the link, 13 and the length of the slot in tae lug, 18. More nu at of the link in the other direction serves to draw the ones of the rim together. We so adjust or form the parts that the expansion due to the operation of the locking device does not exceed the exgansion that is obtainable Within a nonstretchahle-bead tire. This much expansion is suliicient to allow the rim to be placed on or weaned .from. the wheel.

To detach the tire andi'im from the position on the wheel, shown in l, the operator first loosens the nuts, 12", and swings back the hasps, 11, to free the lugs, 16, of the'rim. He then applies the tool to the operating device placing the prongs, .21, in the holes 17 and 19 thereof; and by a partial turn of the tool, disengagrcs one of the linlgs from the rim lug, 1?. The tool is then applied to the locking device on the opposite side of the wheel and is retained in the parts until by a complete ll'lOYClIHHl of the wrench or tool, the rim is expanded to the condition depicted in Fig. 5. it should he understood that at such times the tire is usually deflated and the rim having been relieved from the pressure or the tire is not diliieult to expand. The expansion of the rim frees it from the periphery of. the. wheel and the operator then pulls the rim from the wheel at the, point (lppthllttj the valve stem; whereupon the riot. and tire may be easily lii'l'ed the whe l, the valve stem withdrawing through the hole in the folly. The placing of an inflated t'ire'on th wluel, is accomplished in the reverse manner, the operator first entering the valve stem in the hole in the folly, whereup n the rim will drop down into position will: the two locking devices astraddle of the wheel. The lower part of the rim may then he pllrl'lltfll. into place on the wheel, the lugs, U3, serving as stops to limit its swinging movement. l'l hen the lugs have been thus positioned against the wheel the opera l'or applies tle wrench to the open locks (Fig. 5) and operates them successively, in contract and taste-n the rim on the wheel, ai'ter which the safety fastenings, 11, are ."-It!"|li'@(l over the rim lugs. To remove the rim fron'i a tire the locking linlts are disi-oimertcdaiul one end of the rim pulled out of line with the other: that is displaced laterally in a plane parallel to the axis of the l'lfll as contrasted with coilingin a plane perpeiulieular to said axis, in which condition the rim may he very easily contracted as required to withdraw it from the heads of the tire rhe mounting of a tire on the rim is accomplished in much the same way flio effort is made to hold the rim in contracted condition, for this purpose, but generally a pry bar, such a long screw driver, is used to force the last end of the rim into place.

The ease with which our rim may he put into and taken out of a tire is a most iuipoi-tent factor. In the operation. one rim end is moved out of eircmnferential aline-- ment with the other, as contrasted with the coiling of the rim in its own plane which requires more force. And at such moments our rim takes on a helical. form that greatly facilitates the stripping of the im from the heads of the tire and reversely, when one end of the rim is placed on the heads, the temporary helical form of the rim permits the remainder of rim to be engaged therewith progressively beginning; at the first engaged end, without the aid of contracting tools. I

Cur invention is adapted. for use with all kinds of tires, but as stated it is especially dapted for pneumatic tires having nonstreti-halile base beads, which because of the small margin of difference in the diameters of the tire and rim, are the most (lillieult to handle. The tire, 9, shown. in the drawings is of the non-stretchable kind, as indi- (-atod hy the cables, 5), in the base of heads tliorwrt (see Fig. 4). 'lires of this kind are but slightly larger than the rims intended form-(ire themv A rim like ours is no exooplion to the rule that when the parts are in working condition the rim should very closely fit the tire. it follows that the proportions of our 'vheel and rim are such as to comply with this rule and in practice we successfully operate our rims with a cireuml erential expansion ranging from threesixteenths of an inch to a maximum that is, considerably less then one-l1elf inch We are able to do thisheceuse our Wheel and rim have n projections or operating parts that require greater expansion than is per ,mitted by a, non-stretchable tire.

' it should he clearly understood that our invention in the form here shown is a rim in the form of 3, split ring which is adapted to be forced or clamped upon thewheel by the p essure of an infiatcd pnemnetic tire. T his fol-cc insures the holding of the rim and Wheel in firm engagement. it should also be noted that our locking and operating device is constructed that it permits the rim toeonstontly-contruct on the wheel, after it has-"been contracted thereon by means of thdinking device; in. other Words, the locking device while it prevents such expansion of the rim as would permit it to leave the Wheel, does not prevent the desirable contuciion of the rim which is essential to the automatic taking up of the Wear between parts, also expansion and contraction due to heat. Our locking device is osa-fety mechanism which prevents occidental loss of the rim when the tire is deflated and no longer clamps the rim. In other respects the loci:- ing device fulfils the ofiice of a convenient operating device by which the rim may be quickly exnunded contracted in exchanging tires. The locking device also performs the important function of looking or holding the'rim in expended condition under the pressure of a preeinfiated tire, such being the condition in which our rims and tires are generally carried upon automobiles, iii-readiness to trike the plocefof e deflated tire. The locking device herein shown also serves to firmly hold the twocnds oftherixn against occid ntal lateral displacement oon' theWheel. V i I As various modifications of our invention will readily suggest themselves to one skilled in them We do "not limit or confine the invention tothe specific structure herein shdivn and described. I v

Having thus described. our invention We claim as new and desirejto. secure by LettersP-atentzf W; 1.112111 integrally flanged demountehletlre carrying rim opened at one place by trons.

verse cut extending from a point on oneedge of tliefrim to a. ciicuinfei-entially'ads ganced point on the other edge of the rim lolthe purpose specified.

inomei point on the other edge thereof, in coml ina-;

tion with 'ineens for securing said enldsfiO- gether in elinement.

3, An integrally fisngedand tgansversely split-demountabletire carrying rim inwhich the opposed rim ends substantially conform") to a sta gored line extending from ahpoint on one e go of the rim to a circumferentiallyy advanced point on the other-edge thereof.

4. An integrally flangedend transversely" split demountable tire carrying rim in which the opposed ends substantially conform to a staggered line extending from a point on one v edge of the rim to e circumfercntiully ad; 'vzmced "point on the other edge thereof, in combination with means for securing the said ends together in elinement. J

5. An integrally flanged demountsble tire carrying rim opened at one place by a cut which extends from a point onfone edgeof the rim to a circumferentially odvnneed point on. the other edge and which" is stag: gored to form shouldersyihicli obstruct the, separation of the rim ends,

6. An integrally flanged demountable tirev carrying rim opened at one place lay-e trans; verse cut containing a valve stem space 01+- hole and extending from; a pointon one edge of the rim to a circumferentiallyf-ad; venced point on the otlicredge of therim, for the purposespecified; c. J

ii-An eutomolcll'e .wheel '11 combination with an integrally. flangedtransversely split deinountnble tire carrying rim, means engag y ing opposite sidesofthe wheel and, Tim st the rim. split.;md securingtherimends t'o-- gether and fpijeventing theirileteriil move ment on the wheel snd'clampson the side of the wheel and spacedifromsairllsplitnml securing the "iInagainst loterill novement 1.6 tl1ereon. v ff; A in testimony. Wl1Q1QOf,- wehsv he i'eu t set our-hands, this 5thjdey of J 11111591909 in the'vpitesenceoftvvo subscribing witnesses,

- CHARLES GILBERT- HAWLEY W 'EBLE KlNG-BAl-" 

